I’ve been lucky enough to get a glimpse into Maine’s public schools. What I see is teachers and support staff busting their buns every day for Maine’s kiddos, despite being overworked and underpaid.
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Maine Voices: Outdated law denies appropriate care to people with serious brain disorders
Hospital violence, in Maine as elsewhere, can be traced right back to a federal law from 1965.
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Maine Voices: An invitation to step off the trail and sit on the Earth itself
Being alone in nature, in silence, is far from weird. It’s wonderful.
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Our View: CMP rate debate needs to be as farsighted as possible
That the grid is in need of urgent repair and reinforcement is in no doubt. What’s not clear is how it should be financed.
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Commentary: Public-private partnership can pave way to hunger-free Maine
A unique collaboration spurred by the pandemic led to our state’s lowest food insecurity rates in nearly 20 years. We need more of the same.
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The Maine Millennial: What if we had a monarch of our own?
A head of state, as opposed to a head of government, could be a useful outlet for a variety of energies.
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Jim Fossel: On Sara Gideon and lighting a pile of cash on fire
The most expensive political campaign in Maine history could haunt the Democrats yet.
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Our View: Fate of Maine tribes has hung in the balance for far too long
Frustration caused by stop-start reform efforts is eating away at tribal-state relations.
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Commentary: What more can our lobstermen do than all they have been asked?
The recent ‘redlisting’ ignores that, for 25 years, Maine lobstermen have been playing by the rules – and those rules have worked.
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Maine Voices: Time for a new, inclusive plan for students with disabilities
Planning to violate children’s rights today with a promise to make it up to them tomorrow is not a plan for equal access to education.